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No more Madonna, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park on YouTube?

Warner Music Group LogoLondon, Dec 22 : Warner Music Group is removing all music videos by its artists from popular online video-sharing site YouTube after contract negotiations broke down, according to reports.

Warner, which agreed an earlier licensing deal with YouTube in 2006, is associated with big name acts including Madonna, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Linkin Park.

According to the Los Angeles Times, talks between the two firms over licensing agreements for Warner''s music videos collapsed last week.

Robbie Williams prays for mum as she recovers from major heart surgery

Robbie WilliamsLondon, Dec 22 : British pop star Robbie Williams is reportedly holding a bedside vigil for his mother as she recovers from a major heart surgery.

The singer is said to have flown back to his native Britain from his home in Los Angeles to be with his mother Jan, 67, before she underwent heart bypass surgery at a private hospital in Cheshire, England.

Jan is believed to be in "critical but stable" condition in an intensive care ward following the procedure.

And the former Take That star is praying for his mother''s quick recovery as he prepares to spend Christmas Day in the hospital with her.

Doctors say Jade Goody ‘responding well’ to cancer treatment

Jade GoodyLondon, Dec 22 : Doctors treating Jade Goody say that the former Big Brother star is

Ex-Miss World set to make documentary of her own rape

Linor AbargilLondon, Dec 22 : Former Miss World Linor Abargil is all set to make a documentary of her own rape, which will show how she survived it to get the rapist jailed a decade ago.

Just seven weeks before she was named Miss World, the Israeli model was raped at the age of 18.

And now she is set to return to the scene of the crime in a documentary, which she hopes will inspire other rape victims to pursue their attackers as tenaciously as she did.

Saudi Arabia ''may’ lift three-decade ban on cinemas

Saudi Arabia MapLondon, Dec 22 : Despite a three-decade ban on cinemas in Saudi Arabia, some movies may be acceptable in the kingdom, says the chief of a powerful religious police.

According to media reports, Sheikh Ibrahim al-Gaith, head of the feared Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, made the concession after the comedy feature "Manahi" was being shown in Jeddah last week.

"A movie could possibly be acceptable if it serves good and is suitable under Islam," the Telegraph quoted Sheikh Gaith as saying.

Becks’ AC Milan arrival turns out to be ‘embarrassing’

David BeckhamLondon, Dec 22 : `Goldenballs' David Beckham's welcome by the AC Milan fans turned out to be rather "embarrassing", as not many people came to cheer for the club's latest signing.

When the red and black carpet was rolled out for the Former England captain in almost half-filled San Siro stadium, the fans of the seven-times European Cup winners stayed silent.

The club had planned a big launch for Beckham in Milan- what with the ace footballer walking the carpet while fifty kids lined his path to the centre circle, all wearing shirts with `Beckham 32' on the back.

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